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Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?
From: Open to Debate
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By several measures, men are in trouble. Women outnumber them in college enrollment. And even once there, men are not as likely to graduate. Men al...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield on Elephants, Donkeys and Leopards
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rob Schofield
They say a leopard doesn’t change its spots, but last week, North Carolina state representative Tricia Cotham switched from the Democratic Party to...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Banning TikTok: The Latest Viral Dance in the US-China Trade War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can we find common ground with China in the face of escalating tensions?

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - How Can We Reduce Gun Violence in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Major new laws to address gun deaths seem unlikely in American politics. How can we reduce gun violence in America?

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  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 7
Why Russia Is Stealing Ukraine’s Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What can Russia's declining population tell us about war crimes in Ukraine?

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
2023-03-24 Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they’re not so great at processing large existenti...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
20230324: Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together, 3/24/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they’re not so great at processing large existenti...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
Top Of Mind - What is the Purpose of Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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America’s justice system relies heavily on incarceration. What is the purpose of prison, and is it working to keep us safe?

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 7
How Long Can Ukraine Hold On?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we look at the remarkable resilience of Ukraine, and the complex geopolitical stakes for Russia, the US, and China as Putin’s war drags on.

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
John Stoehr: What the Right Gets Wrong on Race
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Stoehr
If you tend to get annoyed when you hear pundits criticize politicians for "politicizing" an inherently political issue, then this week’s show may ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - Starting Over After Life in Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Nearly half of people who leave prison will end up back behind bars. Why don't they stay out? And how would their lives be different if no criminal...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
The NRA Takes Aim In Brazil
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How did Brazil’s love of guns lead to an attack on its Congress earlier this year?

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Lisa Song: Hard Pass on The Gas
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lisa Song
Frequent Sea Change Radio listeners have known for a while about the drawbacks of gas stoves - it turns out they're considerably worse for both the...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
The Man Who Runs The World: Xi Jinping’s China
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What is Xi Jinping’s plan to reset China, and how do we make sense of his enigmatic rule?

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Should We Be Worried About the Great Global Slump?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What does inflation mean for our pocketbooks, and for our mental health?

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 7
Jared Yates Sexton on American Democracy and Religion
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jared Yates Sexton
In his book, American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People, Jared Yates Sexton writes that “The American Myth paints the pr...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Three Health Policy Stories to Watch in 2023
From: Tradeoffs
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A congressional ban on removing anyone from Medicaid will expire early next year. What will happen to people who lose their coverage, and how are s...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 18:50
What a GOP-Controlled House Means for US Foreign Policy, with Andy Kim
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray sits down with Rep. Andy Kim and CFR's Chris Tuttle to answer why Washington needs to do a better job of including the American people in forei...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Rebecca Leber: Why the GOP thinks ESG is a BFD
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Rebecca Leber
Environmental, social and corporate governance, referred to as ESG, is a set of factors that conscientious capitalists use to identify worthy inves...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - American Guns, Cultivated Chicken
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Illegal Gun Purchases Fuel Violent Crime in the US and Latin America; Topic 2: Chicken Nuggets From Chicken Cells

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:46
  • Purchases: 8
The New Nuremberg? Cambodia’s Genocide Tribunal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Why did it take so long to prosecute war crimes in Cambodia?

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Émile Torres: Effective Altruism + Longtermism Pt. 2
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Emile Torres
This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our two-part series examining the effective altruism movement and "longtermism." We speak to phil...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
A Garment Worker Victory
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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California garment workers organize and win passage of a state law that holds fashion brands responsible for unpaid wages.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KZYX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Why the World Cup is So &#*$&%! Expensive
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray teases the tournament's most interesting storylines and untangle FIFA's complicated ledger to understand why the tournament is so expensive.

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Alexander Zaitchik on Effective Altruism + Longtermism
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alex Zaitchik
As the news that thirty year-old cryptocurrency baron, Sam Bankman-Fried‘s, FTX empire suddenly collapsed, the residual effects reverberated in the...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:00

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